Time Travel: I'm a Flower Thief

The members of the Demonic Cult had all retreated, leaving only the people from the Upper Three Gates at the foot of Kunlun Mountain.

Cui Juqing gestured to Hu Si and Lu Fang, "Thank you for your help, Dajue Temple and Zhenwu Dao Sect. My two junior disciples, please come up the mountain to continue our conversation!"

Lu Fang clasped his hands in a respectful greeting and chuckled lightly, "Senior Cui, you're too kind."

Hu Si bowed in return: "Sect Master is too kind!"

The three parties were about to turn around and head up Kunlun Mountain—

Just then, Xie Xiaoyi suddenly spoke up: "Cui Juqing, wait!"

Upon hearing this, the disciples of Kunlun Heavenly Sword Sect were first stunned, and then immediately flew into a rage.

"How dare you! Xie Xiaoyi, you dare to address your master by his given name!"

"You audacious flower thief, who do you think you are, daring to speak to your master like that?"

Li Yi'an's face darkened, and he was about to step forward to reprimand him.

Cui Juqing raised his hand to stop her, and just quietly looked at Xie Xiaoyi.

He knew perfectly well that the boy was still holding a grudge about Xie Lingyun.

He just stared at him, neither getting angry nor saying anything, waiting for him to continue.

Xie Xiaoyi met his gaze without flinching and said directly, "Since your matter is settled, I won't beat around the bush."

He paused, then spoke clearly, so that everyone present could hear him distinctly: "I want to challenge you to a sword duel!"

Hearing Xie Xiaoyi's rudeness and his desire to challenge his senior brother to a sword duel, Li Yi'an's face darkened.

"Xie Xiaoyi, how dare you! You have a deep grudge against the Kunlun Heavenly Sword Sect. We have already been magnanimous by not causing you any trouble."

Not only are you ungrateful, but you also speak rudely and openly provoke me. Who do you think you are?

Xie Xiaoyi saw that she was nearly forty years old, but perhaps due to her high level of cultivation, her appearance was still outstanding, and she could be considered a mature beauty.

But his temper... I really can't compliment him.

He ignored her and repeated himself, "I, Xie Xiaoyi, want to ask the Sect Master of the Heavenly Sword Sect of Jiankunlun!"

After he finished speaking, the entire room fell silent instantly.

The disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect stared wide-eyed, their faces filled with disbelief.

He was able to force Uncle Shen back with a single sword strike, and then he withstood the evil energy surrounding the Seven Tribulations Locking Heaven Formation with his back, so his cultivation level is indeed high.

But how can those compare to Master?

Master is a cultivator at the Earth Immortal Dao Inquiry Realm. Has Xie Xiaoyi gone mad?

Lu Fang's expression changed, and he quickly pulled Xie Xiaoyi aside, lowering his voice, "Third brother, what are you doing?"

Xie Xiaoyi explained it to him again, deliberately speaking in a loud and clear voice so that everyone could hear...

When everyone heard that he was going to challenge all the masters in the world to prove his Dao through force, in order to reach a certain realm, they could hardly believe their ears.

What's even more unbelievable is that he did this to save his master, Xie Lingyun.

This made many people admire him, even believing that he was loyal and righteous, and not at all like a lecherous womanizer.

After hearing his words, Cui Juqing understood.

He had previously accused Xie Xiaoyi because the boy had bullied his two disciples, but now both Murong Wei and Yun Qianxun had married him.

Then his grudges with the Kunlun Heavenly Sword Sect would be impossible to explain.

Ugh--

It's hard to imagine that Vera hated him so much back then, but now...

Cui Juqing thought for a moment, Xie Lingyun had disappeared because of him, and now there was still a glimmer of hope for him, so he nodded in agreement:

"Alright, I agree! Today I will test my sword skills against you."

Li Yi'an quickly stepped forward: "Senior brother, how can you agree to this? Given your status, let me teach this arrogant brat a lesson."

Cui Juqing shook his head: "Junior sister, you are no match for him, and besides, he specifically named me as the person he wants to challenge."

Although Li Yi'an was unwilling, there was nothing he could do. Since his senior brother had said so, he could only silently watch him teach that arrogant brat a lesson!

After hearing Xie Xiaoyi's explanation, Lu Fang stopped trying to stop him, only whispering a word of advice:

"Third brother, have you thought this through? Senior Cui is a Daoist Immortal at the Earth Immortal Dao Inquiry Realm. Challenging him with swords is no joke."

Xie Xiaoyi smiled at him with narrowed eyes:

"Brother, so what if I'm at the Earth Immortal Realm? Today I will break through that realm with my sword and forge a path to save my master!"

Lu Fang wanted to say something more, but seeing the resolute look in his eyes, he ultimately didn't speak again.

The atmosphere in the Kunlun Mountains was tense, and everyone consciously made way for a large open space.

Cui Juqing stood with his hands behind his back, calmly looking at Xie Xiaoyi: "Make your move!"

Xie Xiaoyi's eyes narrowed, and without any hesitation, he drew the Heaven-Opening Heavy Sword and his aura exploded.

"Since the sect leader has instructed me to make the first move, then I won't hold back!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Ancestral Dragon True Qi instantly swept over his entire body, and the Dragon Essence Power within his dantian roared out. With a shake of his arms,

Two dragon-shaped sword energies shot out from the sky, accompanied by the sound of dragon roars, and attacked Cui Juqing from the left and right!

Seeing the fierce aura of the two dragon-shaped sword energies, Cui Juqing dared not be too careless and immediately used seventy percent of his sword energy to slash straight at them.

The fierce sword force crashed into the two dragon-shaped sword energies, instantly shattering and disintegrating them.

The force of the impact was still fierce. He felt a numbness in his arm and was forced to take three steps back before regaining his balance.

Cui Juqing steadied himself, his heart secretly churning with unease.

Three years ago, this man was cleaved into the sea by his sword and fell into the ocean without any chance to fight back.

In just a few short years, the opponent's sword strike was powerful enough to force him back three steps even when he was using seventy percent of his sword energy.

Such progress has truly exceeded expectations.

Xie Xiaoyi continued his attacks relentlessly, igniting the power of the Phoenix Blood within his body.

With a flick of his wrist, the heavy sword flew through the air, and a crimson phoenix sword aura, as red as flames, took shape, soaring into the sky and rushing straight at Cui Juqing's face!

This time, Cui Juqing finally became serious.

With a flick of his longsword, a pale golden sword aura appeared before him. The phoenix sword energy struck it, creating a powerful shockwave that swept outwards.

Li Yi'an, watching from a distance, saw it clearly and was suddenly shocked, thinking to himself, "Senior brother... he actually used all his sword power to block this sword?"

Is Xie Xiaoyi really that strong?

She did think Xie Xiaoyi had some outstanding qualities, but that depended on who he was compared to; he definitely couldn't compare to her senior brother.

If my senior brother wanted to, he could easily suppress this person...

But after two sword strikes, Li Yi'an realized that his senior brother Cui Juqing was completely focused on catching the flower thief's sword.

Hu Si looked completely bewildered and frowned as he asked Lu Fang:

"Big brother, Third Brother's two sword strikes are like dragons and phoenixes; I've never seen anything like them back in the World Society!"

Lu Fang smiled slightly and briefly explained the reason...

Back then, Xie Xiaoyi's demonic nature was triggered by the Ancestral Dragon True Qi, but he was able to suppress it by receiving the Dragon Essence and the Phoenix Blood from his Grandmaster Uncle Ninghua.

Later, he even jumped directly from the seventh rank of cultivation to the ninth rank of Vajra Saint Realm.

As for why their third brother has now reached the Sun-Radiant Profound Realm, even his eldest brother has no idea.